THE JOURNAL OF BLACK MASCULINITY

The Journal of Black Masculinity is an international peer-reviewed publication that provides multiple perspectives and analyses of Black and Multi-racial Masculinities across the Diaspora. The journal is published in print edition twice a year and has a ten percent (10%) acceptance rate. We welcome works from all disciplines to include, art, poetry, and fiction.
ISSN 2158-9623

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Dr. C. P. Gause has assembled a talented group of authors
for his book, Black Masculinity in America: Can I get a Witness? I believe it is one of the most important and
diverse books I have read to date dealing with real authentic and purposeful
issues of the black male. Dr. Gause challenges us from the onset to open our
minds, to deconstruct the assumptions made about masculinity, gender, race,
oppression, power, spirituality, and identity. In essence, do we have the
knowledge, language, courage, and love to construct who we are and are meant to
be out of our spirit and inner most core.

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JBM Style Guide: Making it Look Good

JBM Style Guide:Making it Look Good

Jean K. Rosales, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Abstract

This is where your abstract should go.Note there is a 12 pt. space after the Abstract title.Do not indent the first line.Note also that if your abstract contains a book title, such as The Wizard of Oz, or a movie title, such as The Silence of the Lambs, that would be italicized in normal text, it should be formatted as normal text (no italics) in the abstract.

Introduction

The first line of this paragraph and all paragraphs in normal text should be indented 0.5 and entered in Times New Roman 12 pt., justified, with single spacing.Please do not enter spaces between paragraphs.Periods and colons should be followed by two spaces.

Level 1 Headings

The first level heading is in Times New Roman, 12 pt., bold, centered.There is a 12-point space before and a 12-point space after.

About Level 2 Headings

Level 2 headings are in Times New Roman, 12 pt., italic, flush left.There is a 12-point space before and a 12-point space after.

Quotations

Short quotations

If you are quoting an excerpt of fewer than 3 lines (approximately 40 words), the text should remain in the body of the paragraph, set off with double quote marks.According to Rosales (2010), "The best way to use quotes is sparingly but accurately" (p. 5).Note that the page citation appears in parentheses and that the final period for the sentence follow the page citation.If your signal sentence does not include a citation for the author, you can add it at the end of the sentence like this (Rosales, 2010, p. 5).The page number for the inline citation does not have to include a page number if you are not quoting the author directly.

Longer quotations (block quotes)

If you are excerpting 3 or more lines, you should use a block quote format. This is indented 0.5 on the left and 0.5 on the right.It should not begin with quotation marks unless the excerpt you are using has quotation marks in it.Thus, according to Rosales (2010):

The excerpt is indented and should reproduce the original text as closely as possible.If you decide to emphasize the material by adding italics, note this by including the phrase "emphasis added" as soon as practical without interrupting the flow of your quotation (emphasis added).If all of the emphasis was added by you, it is acceptable to note this with the page citation at the end of the paragraph.(p. 8, emphasis added)

Note that a block quote as above is preceded by a 12-point space and followed by a 12-point space.Note also that ALL block quotes must have a page citation.If the source citation identifying the author(s) and year is not included in the phrase leading up to the block quote, it should be inserted at the end of the block quote as above.

Referring to other works

If you are citing the title of a longer source, such as a book, movie, or television series, capitalize all words of four or more letters and use italics, so a reference to The Ultimate Guide to Submitting an Article would look like this.Note again that, in the Abstract section of your article, since the base font is italic, references to longer sources should appear in plain (nonitalicized) text.

If you are citing a shorter source, such as a journal article, song title, episode of a television series, or short poem, capitalize all words of four or more letters and enclose the title in double quotes, so a reference to "Guidelines for JBM Authors" would look like this.

Unusual Spellings, Capitalization or Punctuation

We generally follow the guidelines of the APA Publication Manual.However, we are also sensitive to authors' desire to use unusual spelling, capitalization and/or punctuation in their works, particularly in emerging fields of study such as black masculinity, women’s studies, and queer studies.You can signal your intention to use unusual formatting by inserting a comment in a Word file[JKR1] (move your cursor over the yellow area to view the comment) or by inserting the word [stet] in square brackets after your first use of the unique item.(The "stet" will be removed by our copyeditor prior to publication.)

As a courtesy to our copyeditor, if you are quoting an author who uses unusual spelling, capitalization or punctuation in the material you are quoting, please also insert a comment as above to verify the intentional deviation from APA style.

Please also note that our copyeditor does not routinely receive copies of communication between you and other editors or reviewers, so she will not know about any comments you may have made to them about intentional deviations in those communications.

Deviations will be corrected to follow APA Style if comments are not included with the text of your submission.

Graphic Material

You are welcome to include graphics in your submission.You should be aware, however, that JBM is printed and distributed in black and white.Therefore, all graphs, charts, and other illustrative materials will be reproduced in grayscale.It is helpful, therefore, to use patterns rather than colors to distinguish between areas of the graph like sections of a pie chart or bars on a bar graph.Please also include a caption in your graphic such as Figure 1:My Extremely Interesting Data.The caption should appear in 12 point Times New Roman and be centered beneath the graph.If possible, to maintain a consistent look, labels on your graph should be entered in 12 point Times New Roman font.

All graphic material should fit into a space not exceeding 5.0 inches in width and 6.0 inches in height.If your graphic exceeds these limits, the figure will be resized or rotated to fit the space available.

Poems and Other Artistic Materials

The Journal of Black Masculinity welcomes submissions of poetry or other artistic material.Please submit your material in 12 point Times New Roman font and indent it 0.5 inches on the left and right (as if it were a block quote).You may use textboxes in Microsoft Word to achieve exact placement of text blocks as needed.If you have special layout needs, please advise the editor of this requirement and provide detailed instructions for laying out your material.JBM does not have specialized typesetting equipment and we cannot honor requests to insert special symbols in your text.You can contact JBM's editor, Dr. Gause, at drcpgause@gmail.com to discuss special concerns.The copyeditor is not authorized to provide specialized typesetting services for submissions.

Normal (body text):Times New Roman, 12 pt., justified, single space, don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style; begin new paragraphs with 0.5” indent

Notes:Do not use footnotes; endnotes may be used if necessary, number beginning with 1, followed by a period and 2 spaces, Times New Roman, 12 pt., justified, hanging indent 0.5, single space.Use Heading 2 formatting for section heading “Notes.”

Quote (block quote):Times New Roman, 12 pt., justified, indent 0.5 left and right (mirror indents), single space, 12 pt. space before, 12 pt. space after.Punctuation for the final sentence is inserted before the author/page citation.

JBM is published in black and white; therefore, figures such as charts submitted in color will be reproduced in grayscale.For clearer definition, it is recommended that the graphic designer use patterns, rather than color, to distinguish between sections of the chart or graph.

Graphics should not exceed 5 inches in width and 6 inches in height.If a graphic cannot fit into this specification, it may have to be reduced or rotated on the page.

All references should use a hanging indent of 0.5 inches.If you cannot use hanging indent formatting, enter straight text.Do not use carriage returns and tabs to simulate a hanging indent; it is more time-consuming to remove them than it is to reformat the paragraph.Text should be justified except when citing a URL.Insert a carriage return prior to the URL as needed to avoid excessive spacing in the main citation and insert a tab of 0.5 to indent this line.Use single-space line spacing for bibliographic entries.Do not enter a space between entries.

General style for formatting with respect to capitalization, italicization, and punctuation follows APA guidelines.Note that JBM does not follow APA style guidelines in the matter of authors' first names.The APA recommends using initials only; we find that this practice makes it more difficult for readers to follow up on and locate cited works.Therefore, you are encouraged to include the entire name of authors, including first names when commonly used, in bibliographic entries when possible.

Citations in your text and bibliography will be reviewed and edited as needed by the JBM copyeditor. If you are unsure of how to format a bibligraphic item, provide as much information as you can on the work being cited and our copyeditor will reformat for you.

Affiliation and Biography

Please include an affiliation note that will appear with your name at the beginning of your submission.This can be an institution such as a college, university, nonprofit organization, or other entity with which you want to be identified.If you prefer to not provide this sort of entity, please include the city and state (or country) in which you normally reside.

At the end of your submission, we will include a biography of approximately 50 words.You may include contact information, such as an address, e-mail address, and/or phone number.Keep in mind this information will be published and be aware of the possibility that identity theft and spam can be results of your sharing Too Much Information.

[JKR1]The capital in Word here acknowledges the fact that this is a copyrighted product distributed by Microsoft.